Hilda Van Netten
Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist
Beginners Drawing Workshop




What To Expect
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We will start the day by working on right-brain activities to help you to see better. When you learn to see shapes and lines and tones, it will be easier to draw them.
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Students will spend time doing blind-contour drawings and a modified contour drawing of your own footwear.
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Finally, you will be offered dozens of high-quality photos to use as reference for your final sketch.
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Students work at their own pace.
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The workshop runs from 10 a.m. through to 4 p.m. with one hour off for lunch.
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Bring your own lunch; you are welcome to eat it in the studio. Alternatively, you could take the hour to check out a local restaurant.
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Coffee/tea & snacks provided
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Cost: $90.00
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Address: 8705 Dale Road, north of Cobourg, ON
What to Bring
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​A few pencils (H, 2B, 5B, 8B or thereabouts)
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Staedtler Mars eraser & mechanical eraser if you wish to be able to erase fine lines
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Pencil sharpener
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Sketch pad (Robert Bateman's ones are great)
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1 Blending stump
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Looking to find these items locally? The Painted Tree art store in beautiful downtown Cobourg will have everything you need.
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Your lunch.
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